With a view to starting the new Olympic cycle towards Paris 2024, the International Judo Federation (IJF) announced changes to its competition regulations, in order to make the martial art more dynamic and attractive.
This announcement of the vision for 2022 by the International Judo Federation was made this December 30 on the official website ijf.orgas well as and YouTube channel Judo, since these changes, their bases and examples are commented through a video in English of 21:29 minutes.
Regarding these modifications, the IJF states that judo is a dynamic sport, constantly exposed to new training and competition situations, and in view of the fact that a new Olympic cycle is about to begin with the qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to As of May 2022, adaptations will be made to the refereeing rules to reflect the development needs of this sport.
He also refers that, due to the situation of the pandemic, the Olympic cycle in Paris will last three years, so the arbitration rules will be adjusted to present judo in its best form.
It also notes that the Chief Sports Director of the IJF, Vladimir Barta, commented:
“We have received proposals and recommendations from the national federations for amendments and changes to the rules. The IJF is working hard to modernize our beloved sport with input from its partners. These new rules will take effect from the beginning of 2022, valid until 2024.
The principle of the rules is to protect athletes and the sport as a whole, while promoting judo to be more dynamic, more attractive to the public and the media ”.
Regarding the video where references are made to these changes, the International Judo Federation notes that Neil Adams, Olympic medalist, world champion and today IJF Supervisor of Refereeing, explains in detail all the rules that will be applied in the first instance during the Grand Prix. from Odivelas, in Portugal, from January 28 to 30, and until the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
